BloorwestSiR 11,429 Posted March 10 Well, it's the first weekend of March Break here in Canada so I thought I'd start something new. We'll see if I can get it done before the end of next weekend when the kids gonna k to school. I've decided to skip most of the AM on this build, hence the optimism about getting it done. Also because the ResKit rocket pods are damaged from shipping and unusable. I will however use the DN Models paint masks for the tiger stripes and canopies. Carl 9 LSP_Kevin, BradG, MikeC and 6 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BloorwestSiR 11,429 Posted March 10 I started assembly with the engines. As the engine bay covers will be closed, I'm leaving off many extraneous details. I also started on the cabin. While taking a closer look at the fuselage halves, I realized what I initially thought was a mould seam turned out to be a very large crack. It's badly bent in at the bottom but I think that once the cabin and gear bays are installed it'll go back to the right shape. 4 BradG, GDW, LSP_Kevin and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BloorwestSiR 11,429 Posted March 10 I installed the cabin doors in the closed position. These fit fairly well in the closed position. Back to the engines, I finished their assembly by gluing together the exhaust and intake trunking. I also started on the MLG legs. Once those were cleaned up and assembled, I broke out the paint. So that's where I am after a day's work. Next up will be the cockpit. Carl 10 Trak-Tor, LSP_Kevin, GDW and 7 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alaninaustria 5,351 Posted March 10 (edited) Nice start on such an interesting helo!! Cheers Alan always wanted to build one of these big beasts... so, I’ll be watching with interest! Edited March 15 by alaninaustria 1 BloorwestSiR reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themongoose 1,560 Posted March 10 A cool scheme that you’ll do justice to for sUre! 1 BloorwestSiR reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Azgaron 1,231 Posted March 11 Very nice work so far! Håkan 1 BloorwestSiR reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BloorwestSiR 11,429 Posted April 18 Thanks gents! What had been planned as a mostly OOB build has gone a bit sideways. I had originally bought some Res/Kit resin rocket pods but when they arrived all the rocket tubes were broken so they were useless. I decided to try and drill out the kit ones. Where things really went off the rails is the cockpit. I had previously bought the Part PE set but was gong to skip using it. Then i figured if I had it might as well use it. Needelees to say, it's a lot of tiny PE panels. Doesn't help when you have a cat in your lap. She does make a good trap for dropped PE bits. 4 2 Shawn M, Rick Griewski, MikeC and 3 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BloorwestSiR 11,429 Posted April 18 I found it easier to just cut a new side panel from sheet styrene rather than sand off the details from the kit one. I then started gluing on the individual panels. Each panel is made up of a couple layers at least. Some have acetate instruments behind them. So this has really bogged things down. 10 1 Azgaron, LSP_Ray, BradG and 8 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Out2gtcha 30,513 Posted April 18 Very nice indeed! The Hind has always been a favorite of mine. 1 BloorwestSiR reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rigor 403 Posted April 18 Geez Carl you going for how many I can build in a year. Good show 1 BloorwestSiR reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
misha71 449 Posted May 1 nice build of most beautiful helicopter. 1 BloorwestSiR reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
monthebiff 5,339 Posted May 1 Nice work Carl, this will look super cool when finished. Regards. Andy 1 BloorwestSiR reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BloorwestSiR 11,429 Posted May 28 On 4/18/2019 at 9:32 AM, Out2gtcha said: Very nice indeed! The Hind has always been a favorite of mine. Thanks Brian! It's been a favourite of mine as well since the early '80s and made more so with the original Red Dawn. On 4/18/2019 at 11:02 AM, rigor said: Geez Carl you going for how many I can build in a year. Good show Thanks! This one has been in the stash for a while but once the DN masks came out for the Tiger Meet scheme, it moved up a bit in the pile. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BloorwestSiR 11,429 Posted May 28 Time for an overdue update. I gave up using the Part PE set. It was just too fiddly for me this time around. I found an Eduard set and started using that instead. The set also came with belts so I took the easy way out. I later found out the seat cushions are the wrong colour. Oops With everything installed into the cockpit and that into the fuselage. 3 BradG, LSP_Kevin and GDW reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BloorwestSiR 11,429 Posted May 28 Due to the left fuselage half having been badly bent and warped during shipment, I had to use some clamps to make sure the cockpit was in correctly. The warp also made it a challenge to close up the fuselage. I started at the rudder and worked my way forward. I ended up with a bit of a step on the bottom side. It took a couple applications of Mr Surfacer to level things out. 5 BradG, GDW, Rick Griewski and 2 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
